Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar
| Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar | |
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 Teaser poster | |
| Directed by | Sajin Raaghavan |
| Written by | Sreenivasan |
| Produced by | Vaishaka Rajan |
| Starring | Sreenivasan Mamta Mohandas Vineeth Sreenivasan Fahad Fazil |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | Kevin Thomas |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
| Distributed by | Vaishaka Cinema |
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| Country | Template:Film India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar (Template:Lang-ml) is an 2012 Malayalam satirical film directed by Sajin Raaghavan, starring Sreenivasan and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles.[1] In the film, Sreenivasan reprises the character of Superstar Saroj Kumar from his popular 2005 film Udayananu Tharam. The director announced that the film is not a sequel, but only some characters from Udayananu Tharam will be taken for scripting this film. The film was shot mainly in Chennai and Kochi.[2]
Plot
Saroj Kumar is a matinee idol and megastar in Kerala churning out hits one after the other. But a few of his recent movies, such as Vekkeda Vedi, turns out to be big flops. His new film, directed by Alex Samuel, gets cancelled on the first day of shooting when Saroj slaps fellow actor Shyam for some silly reasons. Pachalam Bhasi, the producer of the film, tries for a compromise but Saroj is not ready to apologise. Alex Samuel and Pachalam Bhasi starts their new film with Shyam in the lead. Saroj bribes various film associations and gets the film banned. This is when Babykuttan, another producer, comes into scene. He helps Alex Samuel and Pachalam Bhasi to resume their project. Saroj Kumar tries to cancel the film in many ways but the film is successfully completed and is well received by the audiences. A lot of truths regarding Saroj's personal life is revealed towards the end.that shyam is his son from his first wife
Cast
- Sreenivasan as Superstar Saroj Kumar
- Mamta Mohandas as Neelima
- Vineeth Sreenivasan as Shyam
- Fahad Fazil as Alex Samuel
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Pachalam Bhasi
- Suraj Venjarammoodu as Muttathara Babu
- Salim Kumar as Rafeek
- Mukesh as Babykkuttan
- Meera Nandan (special appearance)
- Sarayu (special appearance)
- Nimisha Suresh (special appearance)
- Kollam Thulasi as Union Leader
Production
About the idea of making the film, Sreenivasan says: "The thought of the film came to us when we started thinking about what should be happening to a superstar like Saroj Kumar at this point of time. He is getting old and the most challenging aspect about stardom is that once you have got it, the next question is how long it will last. Some people can accept the changes in life in a mature way but for most others, it is never easy. This superstar is wary of new thoughts and new experiments because he knows he won't fit into the changing scheme of things. It is easy to be a hero in films as even a weak person can fight with any number of goons and get applauses from viewers. But Dr Saroj Kumar forces the directors to cater to his thoughts. All this makes the character very exciting." "As the characters are already known to the viewers, the expectations could be huge. The film was mainly shot in Chennai and Kochi.
Release
Critical reception
The film released on 14 January 2012[3] to mainly negative reviews from critics. Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com concluded his review saying, "On the whole, Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar is disappointing, to say the least."[4] Hari Prasad of Yentha.com said that "the film, despite having a good theme, suffers from a messy script."[5] Sify.com and Oneindia.in also published negative reviews saying that the film is "disappointing."[6][7]
Controversies
Although Sreenivasan says that the characterisation of Saroj Kumar is not at all based on any those of the existing superstars, it has been accused that Sreenivasan is drastically mimicking actor Mohanlal throughout the film. Many comments are made in the film about real happenings including Mohanlal's derogatory [Even though Lal just said "Sukumar Azhikode may have "mathibhramam' [ hallucination] to make such comments about him,Media made an issue of it and yet the term is deliberately addressed as 'derogatory."Mathi Bhramam" is a pure Malayalam word for hallucination] comments against Sukumar Azhikode, his Lieutenant Colonel honour, Income tax raids and recovering of elephant tusks from his house, and his famous ad campaigns. There are reports that S. Kumar, the cinematographer of the film has been threatened via phone by Antony Perumbavoor, a film producer and close associate of Mohanlal.[8]
References
- ^ "Padmashree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar". Nowrunning.com.
- ^ "First Look: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar". Rediff.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "Saroj Kumar to hit screens today"
- ^ "Review: Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar is crass"
- ^ "Movie Review: Padmashree Bharat Dr.Saroj Kumar (Mal) - Disappoints Big Time!"
- ^ Movie Review: Padmashree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar"
- ^ "Padmasree Bharat Dr Saroj Kumar – Movie Review"
- ^ "'Saroj' is framed"